United States of America: Proposed legislation to reform Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act

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Proposed legislation to reform Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act

Following Executive Order on Online Censorship, the US Justice Department publishes a draft, which aims to reform provider liability immunity in Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act for platfroms purposely soliciting harmful criminal activity.

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Policy Area

Content moderation

Policy Instrument

Content moderation regulation

Regulated Economic Activity

platform intermediary: user-generated content, platform intermediary: user-generated content, platform intermediary: user-generated content

Implementation Level

national

Government Branch

executive

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2020-09-03

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Following Executive Order on Online Censorship, the US Justice Department publishes a draft, which …